Happy Valentine's Day!
This year, say "I love you" with a perfectly delicious, oh-so-sweet batch of Valentine Cake & Sprinkles Snacks! Remember making puppy chow or Muddy Buddies as a kid? That's what these little guys are like--just swap the peanut butter and chocolate for white confection and cover with powdered sugar and cake mix! Yummy!
It's easy to love these tiny snacks. They're easy on the wallet, since you likely have a lot of the ingredients on hand. They're simple and super fast, so they're great if you're in a time crunch. Best of all, you can tailor these treats to suit any occasion: pink and blue sprinkles for a baby shower, snowflake sprinkles and red velvet cake mix for Christmas, etc. I'd love to hear all about the fun twists and turns on which you take this recipe!
Divvy them up to classmates and co-workers in little cellophane bags tied with pink ribbon or take out boxes covered in shiny heart stickers. Toss them together with pretzels and marshmallows for a party mix worthy of any church gathering or Cub Scout activity.
This year, say "I love you" with a perfectly delicious, oh-so-sweet batch of Valentine Cake & Sprinkles Snacks! Remember making puppy chow or Muddy Buddies as a kid? That's what these little guys are like--just swap the peanut butter and chocolate for white confection and cover with powdered sugar and cake mix! Yummy!
The original recipe for this goody comes from my mom, who found it here. Please check out the site, as it has so many cute, cute, cute recipes and photos! In the end, I tinkered with the original recipe a bit, based on the upcoming holiday and what I had in the cupboard. Here we go:
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| Everything you need (minus the white candy melts--oops!) |
5 C Chex cereal
5 oz. white candy melts
5 oz. white chips
3/4 C cake mix (I used Funfetti, but any white cake mix will do)
1/4 C powdered sugar
Heart sprinkles (I used Wilton Micro Hearts)
Pour cereal into large bowl.
Melt white candy melts and white chips in microwave, stirring well. Be sure chocolate doesn't scorch. Carefully fold white confection mixture into cereal until cereal is completely coated. Generously shake sprinkles over mixture, using same folding technique.
